Atenveldt A&S, Court Dance Classes, April 3 & 4, Sierra Vista, Az

When I originally sent this out almost two months ago, my computer had a glitch. It was sent out dated Jan. 04, 1904, unoticed by me, so it probably ended up

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When I originally sent this out almost two months ago, my computer had
a glitch. It was sent out dated Jan. 04, 1904, unoticed by me,
so it probably ended up at the end of your saved emails. Anyway,
for those of you who love court dancing, this is a reminder that there
is an excellent track of court dances being taught at the Atenveldt Kingdom
A&S event, in Sierra Vista, Az, April 3 & 4, 2004. So I am
forwarding for your information an email concerning the schedule.

Barbara Krege wrote:

I am forwarding for those of you who love court dancing,
an excellent list of classes in Sierra Vista, Az. for the Atenveldt Kingdom
A&S event.

Yours in service to the dream,

Lady Barbara, al-Barran, Outlands

(Barbara Krege, krege@...)

kirstenng wrote:

Hi all...

As promised, here's the provisional schedule (bearing in mind that
Idon't actually know what timeframe they're going to let me work
in).I'm running with the assumption that we're going to start classesaround 9am, with a lunch break at noon. If this changes, I'll makecorrections accordingly (and let y'all know). As a reminder, theevent is the first weekend in April (3-4) in Sierra Vista (Barony-March of Mons Tonitrus).

SATURDAY9am - Introduction to Western European Dance. A general overview
ofwhat we know about Western European dance. Designed to give thestudent an idea of dance styles and forms which may further interestthem.

11am - Intermediate 15th Century Italian Dance. A continuation ofstudy from the beginning class. We will look a little more in-depthat other types of 15th century Italian dance.

1pm - 16th Century French Dance - Arbeau. A look at the dances foundin Arbeau - bransles, pavanes and so on. (taught by Katheline)

2pm - Beginning 16th Century Italian Dance. An introductory class
onthe slightly more complex dances of 16th century Italy. The studentwill be introduced to some new dance forms and some new steps.
Wewill be looking primarily at the dances of Fabritio Caroso.

3pm - Intermediate 16th Century Italian Dance. A continuation of
thebeginning class, this session will take a look at Cesare Negri,Caroso's partner-in-crime.

4pm - The Old Measures. England had dance in the 16th century too!This class will introduce the student to the series of dances taughtin and around the Inns of Court and other great London institutionsof learning. (taught by Katheline)

SUNDAY9am - Burgundian Bassedanse. The 15th century in Burgundy saw theemergence of a particularly "logical" form of processional dance.Students in this class will learn the formula of bassedanse, as
wellas how to perform them.

10am - English Country Dance. Grandfathered in, the dances of thisclass are first noted in 1651. However, they are among the mostpopular dances done in the SCA and include such favorites as HeartsEase, Rufty Tufty and Upon a Summer's Day. [NOTE: dances mentionedhere are not necessarily those that have to be taught.]

11am - Dance Reconstruction. You've seen the dances, now come tryyour hand and putting them together yourself! A dance from a periodsource will be chosen, and class participants will learn the processof reconstruction by working it out for themselves. If the dancechosen is from a foreign repertoire, the class shall be providedEnglish translations to work from.

1pm - Galliards. Galliards were one of the most popular dance stylesof the 16th century. Queen Elizabeth scandalized Europe by dancingthem with Robert Dudley. Her father, Henry VIII, was enamoured
ofthe style, as it allowed him to show off his machismo (and hisrather shapely legs!). In this class, students will be introduced
tothe basics of galliards. It's all improvisation - you can't get
itwrong!

2pm - Dance Etiquette, Improvisation and Ornamentation. Dance isn'tjust about the choreographies. A large part of Western Europeandance was improvisational - even in the midst of carefully-constructed choreographies! In this class, we will have a gander
atthe various forms of ornamentation available to a dancer and learnhow to flesh out a dance performance. We will also look at mannerand mannerisms as related to the successful performance of
perioddance in a period style. (somehow I'm thinking I'm going to getstuck with this one, regardless :)

3pm - Dance Class Redux. These two hours will be a walk-in sessionwhere any dance-related questions will, hopefully, be answered.
Itis intended that anyone who is interested in dance and/or wishesfurther help towards an Estrella entry will use this session to
pickthe brains of the attending dance instructors. Participants are
notrequired to attend for the entire two hours. [NOTE: I am not lookingfor instructors for this session. However, I would ask that anyoneteaching appear for this if possible, just to give any student
whodoes show up a wider range of brains to draw from. :) ]

And there ya go. Let the mad rush to teach classes begin! ;) Oh,
andif I've missed something, or y'all have schedule suggestions, I'dlove to hear those as well. :)